
An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions. I usually hate musicals, but all of the songs in this film are great (and the girl who plays Belle - this girl can SING!) Henson spent much of the next two decades working in commercials, talk shows, and children's projects before realizing his dream of the Muppets as "entertainment for everybody". The next year, he returned to television with The Jim Henson Hour which mixed lighthearted Muppet fare with more risqué material. , Henson's talk show appearances culminated when he devised Rowlf, a piano-playing anthropomorphic dog that became the first Muppet to make regular appearances on The Jimmy Dean Show. In New York City, Henson formed a partnership with Bernie Brillstein, who managed Henson's career until the puppeteer's death. Harry Belafonte sang "Turn the World Around", a song that he had debuted on The Muppet Show, as each member of the congregation waved a brightly colored foam butterfly attached to a puppet performer's rod. Henson credited them both with developing much of the humor and character of his Muppets. He and Oz developed a close friendship and a performing partnership that lasted until Henson's death their teamwork is particularly evident in their portrayals of Bert and Ernie, Kermit and Miss Piggy, and Kermit and Fozzie Bear. Cooney frequently praised Henson's work, and PBS called him "the spark that ignited our fledgling broadcast service. That same year, he scrapped plans for his Broadway show and moved his creative team to England, where The Muppet Show began taping. Two hours later, he agreed to be taken by taxi to the emergency room at New York–Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. The company was a distribution company for children's, teens' and family television. Gelmont noted Henson may have been saved had he chosen to undergo antibiotic treatment even just a few hours sooner.
